Holder for roll of toilet tissue



Fb. 26, 1963 w. E. BLAIN 3,07

HOLDER FOR ROLL OF TOILET TISSUE Filed June 1, 1960 FIG FIG 5 IN VENTORWillard E. B/ain BY W ATTORNEYS 3,079,099 HOLDER FOR ROLL F TGILETTISSSUE Willard E. Blain, Miami, Okla. (713 W. South Ave, Vinita, Okla.)Filed June 1, 1960, Ser. No. 33,160 3 Claims. (Cl. 24255.2)

The present invention relates broadly to a holder for a roll of paper,and more specifically to a novel and improved holder for a conventionalroll of toilet tissue.

In the greater majority of holders devised heretofore for supportingrolls of toilet tissue wherein only one end of the holder is to besecured to or mounted upon a support a closing cap or plate isdetachably connected to the other or free end of the holder. The closurecap or plate is customarily of a size to enclose or extend beyond thetube or core upon which the paper is wound so as to insure the retentionof the roll of paper on the holder. In instances where a closure cap isnot utilized it has been found expedient to employ resilient or springactuated members mounted on the holder so as to engage the tube or coreof the paper roll and thus insure its retention upon the holder duringthe operation of removing or unwinding the paper from the roll.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a holder for aroll of toilet tissue having a spindle or mandrel with a closure capformed integrally therewith for retaining the roll of paper thereon.

Another object is to provide a toilet tissue holder having a spindlewith an attaching base member formed integrally with one end thereof anda roll retaining member formed integrally with the other end forsupporting therebetween a roll of paper.

A further object is to provide a toilet tissue holder having a spindlewith an enlarged end portion whereby a roll of paper may be slidablypositioned upon the spindle and retained thereon .by said end portionduring normal operation thereof.

Still further objects are to provide a holder for a roll of toilettissue which is attractive in appearance, economical of manufacture andwhich is efficient and durable in use.

Other objects and advantages, more or less ancillary to the foregoing inthe manner in which all of the various objects are realized will appearin the following description which when considered in connection withthe accompanying drawing, sets forth the preferred embodiment of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing, wherein the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of the holder of the present inventionwith a suction mounting cup secured to one end and a portion of a rollof toilet tissue supported thereon;

FIGURE 2 is an elevational view of the holder per se with portionsthereof broken away;

FIGURE 3 is an elevational view of a suction cup mounting means with athreaded projection for engagement with an end of the holder;

FIGURE 4 is an end view of the holder shown in FIGURE 2, illustratinganother way in which the holder may be secured to a supporting surface;

FIGURE 5 is an elevational view showing a roll of toilet tissue, mountedon the holder shown in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 6 is an elevational view showing another form for supporting aroll of toilet tissue;

FIGURE 7 is a side view of the bracket for supporting the holder androll of toilet tissue shown in FIG- URE 6; and

FIGURE 8 is an end view of bracket shown in FIG- URE 7.

3,@'i,999 Patented Feb. 26, 1963 Referring to the drawings there isshown in FIGURE 2 a holder for a roll of toilet tissue, comprising amandrel or spindle 10 which is of an elongated cylindricalconfiguration. The mandrel 10 has formed integrally therewith at one endthereof an enlarged annular flange or base 12 which is provided with aplurality of equi-distant marginally arranged holes 14, FIGURE 4, tofacilitate the mounting or securing of the holder to a suitable surfacesuch as wall. The mandrel it? may be formed from wood, plastic or anyother suitable material and is preferably hollow throughout its lengthin order to produce a structure that is relatively light in weight butstill durable.

The flanged or base end portion of the holder is provided on theinterior hollow surface with a plurality of grooves or threads 16 whichare designed to engage and coact with complementary projections orthreads 13 formed on the end of a stud 20 which projects outwardly froma suction cup member 22. Thus the mandrel 10 may be secured to thesuction cup by screw threading the flanged end 12 upon the stud 20 sothat the holder may then be supported upon any suitable surface by meansof the suction cup 22.

The mandrel It) is provided on its free end or the end opposite theannular flange 12 with an enlarged protuberance or knob 24 which may beformed integrally with the mandrel or formed as a separate hollow partwhich can then be secured thereto in any suitable manner such as by apress fit. The portion of the mandrel 10 intermediate the flange 12 andthe knob 24 is of a diameter commensurate with the diameter of aconventional hollow core 26 upon which a roll of toilet tissue iscustomarily wound. While the diameter of the mandrel 10 is just slightlyless than the diameter of the core 26 the diameter of the enlargedprotuberance or knob 24 is, throughout the major portion of its length,just slightly less than the diameter of the core 26 so that the corewill have a sliding engagement therewith as the roll of tissue paper isbeing placed upon the mandrel 10. The knob 24 throughout the major orgreater portion of its length is of a uniform and constant diameter soas to provide in comparison with its overall length, a substantiallylarge area which is adapted to have a substantially sliding engagementwith the core 26 when a roll of paper is being placed upon the mandrelit The outer or free end 28 of the knob 24 is beveled or reduced incross sectional area so as to slope or be inclined towards thelongitudinal axis of the mandrel 10 to facilitate the entry of the knobinto the core 26 when placing a roll of paper upon the holder.

A shown in FIGURE 5 a roll of toilet tissue is mounted upon a holder ofthe type illustrated in FIGURE 2 whereby the base or flange portion 12may be secured to a suitable surface. In FIGURES 6 through 8 there isshown an angle bracket composed of leg portions or members 30 and 32wherein the member 3t may be fastened to a suitable supporting surfaceand the member 3-2 is provided with a threaded stud or projection 34 towhich the flanged end portion 12 of the mandrel It is secured. In theform of holder illustrated in FIG- URES 6 to 8 the mandrel it and rollof tissue paper are disposed in a plane that is parallel to the plane ofthe surface to which the leg member 38 is secured.

In the use or operation of the holder of the present invention themandrel 10 may be secured to or mounted upon a suitable surface orsupport by securing the flange portion 12 thereto or by utilizing thesuction cup 22 or the bracket member composed of the parts 30 and 32.Regardless of which type of mounting is employed the roll of tissuepaper is mounted upon the mandrel 10 by sliding the core 26 over theknob 24 until the entire core and roll of paper is supported on themandrel. Inasmuch as the mandrel is slightly smaller than the core 3 26the upper portion of the core and roll of paper will rest upon themandrel with the core then being positioned against the knob 24 andbelow its upper surface. This positioning of the core and roll of paperwill besubstantially maintained at all times as when paper is beingremoved from the roll the size of mandrel with respect to the size ofthe core, diameter Wise that is, will tend to restrict or limit themovement of the core and roll of paper with respect to the mandrel. Inother words, the diameters of the respective parts is such as tomaterially reduce and restrict the movement of the core away from themandrel even when the core is being rotated about the mandrel so that asegment of the cadet the core is always in abutting engagement with theknob 2-4 which insures the retention of the roll of paper on themandrel.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detailedcharacter, in order that the invention may be completely set forth, itis to be understood that the specific terminology is not intended to berestrictive or confining, and that various rearrangements of 'parts andmodificat-ions of detail may be resorted to without departing from thescope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

I claim:

1. A holder for a roll of tissue paper which has a central openingtherein defined by a core member, comprising an elongated hollowcylindrical mandrel of uniform diameter throughout and having a smoothandcontinuous outer peripheral surface, said mandrel being of a lengthgreater than the length of the coremember, the inner diameter of saidcore member beinggreater than the outer diameter of said mandrel topermit friction free movement of said core member upon said mandrel, anannular flange formed integrally at one end of said mandrel and being ofa greater cross sectional area than said mandrel, said mandrel having aplurality of internal annular grooves formed therein and terminating atsaid annular flange, a studnhaving means thereon for securing same to awall, said stud having annular projections formed thereon engageablewith the annular grooves in said mandrel, an annular protuberance formedon the free end of said mandrel, the outer surface of said protuberancethroughout the greater portion of its length having a maximum diameterslightly less than the diameter of said core member with the remainingportion of the outer surface of said protuberance being inclined towardsthe longitudinal axis of said mandrel to facilitate the insertion of themandrel into the core member and the positioning of said core memberupon said mandrel between said end portion and protuberance.

2. A holder of the type as defined in claim 1 wherein the means on saidstud comprises a suction cup for securing the holder to a supportingsurface.

3. A holder of the type as defined in claim 1 wherein said means on saidstud comprises a bracket including a pair of legs with one of said legssecuring the holder to a supporting surface.

References (Iited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

1. A HOLDER FOR A ROLL OF TISSUE PAPER WHICH HAS A CENTRAL OPENINGTHEREIN DEFINED BY A CORE MEMBER, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOLLOWCYLINDRICAL MANDREL OF UNIFORM DIAMETER THROUGHOUT AND HAVING A SMOOTHAND CONTINUOUS OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACE, SAID MANDREL BEING OF A LENGTHGREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF THE CORE MEMBER, THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAIDCORE MEMBER BEING GREATER THAN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID MANDREL TOPERMIT FRICTION FREE MOVEMENT OF SAID CORE MEMBER UPON SAID MANDREL, ANANNULAR FLANGE FORMED INTEGRALLY AT ONE END OF SAID MANDREL AND BEING OFA GREATER CROSS SECTIONAL AREA THAN SAID MANDREL, SAID MANDREL HAVING APLURALITY OF INTERNAL ANNULAR GROOVES FORMED THEREIN AND TERMINATING ATSAID ANNULAR FLANGE, A STUD HAVING MEANS THEREON FOR SECURING SAME TO AWALL, SAID STUD HAVING ANNULAR PROJECTIONS FORMED THEREON ENGAGEABLEWITH THE ANNULAR GROOVES IN SAID MANDREL, AN ANNULAR PROTUBERANCE FORMEDON THE FREE END OF SAID MANDREL, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PROTUBERANCETHROUGHOUT THE GREATER PORTION OF ITS LENGTH HAVING A MAXIMUM DIAMETERSLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID CORE MEMBER WITH THE REMAININGPORTION OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID PROTUBERANCE BEING INCLINED TOWARDSTHE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID MANDREL TO FACILITATE THE INSERTION OF THEMANDREL INTO THE CORE MEMBER AND THE POSITIONING OF SAID CORE MEMBERUPON SAID MANDREL BETWEEN SAID END PORTION AND PROTUBERANCE.